Standing Ready

The Prosthetic Progression


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Katie reveals how the Civil War created an unprecedented number of Veterans with amputated limbs and how a growing number of amputees after WWII lead VHA to create a division in prosthetics. Fred Downs, Jr. discusses his own experiences as Vietnam War amputee and how he helped other Veterans as National Director of the VA’s Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS). Dr. Glenn Klute explores the active research he is involved with on lower limb prosthetics for Veterans.

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Standing ReadyBy Department of Veterans Affairs

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